Trump considering new 3 per cent Nato defence spending target
Donald Trump is considering plans to push Nato members to increase defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP if he wins a second term in the White House, The Telegraph understands.
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Donald Trump is considering plans to push Nato members to increase defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP if he wins a second term in the White House, The Telegraph understands.
Western leaders are warning of a Russian attack on NATO. But the Kremlin is playing the long game.
Ukraine will be able to join NATO only after victory in the war against Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on his Telegram channel on April 30.
It may sound counter-intuitive, but Donald Trump has probably done more to strengthen Nato than any other political leader in recent years. While he was president, he berated European members of the alliance for failing to pay what he called their “dues”, accusing them of freeloading on the US.
Germany has criticised its Nato allies Spain and Greece for not donating their Patriot air-defence systems to Ukraine.